Kindred Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders building with technology and science across sectors including AI, robotics, biology, energy, and Crypto/Web3. Kindred Ventures's Twitter Score is 55 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of August 2026, ranking #16,016 (top 5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Kindred Ventures was founded by Steve Jang and is led alongside managing partner Kanyi Maqubela, who joined in 2018. The firm has been operating since 2015, concentrating on the earliest stages of company formation. Per The Wall Street Journal, Kindred Ventures raised $355 million in new funds, comprising $216 million for Kindred Ventures IV, $66 million for Kindred Selector II, and $73 million across several subfunds. The firm has backed more than 100 startups to date.
Kindred Ventures counts Messari, dYdX, and Coinbase among its affiliated portfolio companies, reflecting its commitment to the decentralized web alongside its broader technology thesis. According to The Wall Street Journal, the firm's 2022-vintage Fund III reached $958 million in gross fair market value as of March 31, 2026, with a total value to paid-in capital ratio of 5.1.
Kindred Ventures's portfolio includes Bitski, Tala, Linear Labs, Goldfinch, Conceive, Utopia Labs, Humane and Italic. Kindred Ventures has published 877 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 130 accounts a total of 276 times.
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